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as in roams
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease
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as in sails
to travel on water in a vessel
cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht
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Recent Examples of cruises
Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Both cruises are many months away.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Luxury cruises generally have the most spacious cabins (many with balconies), excellent on-board dining, a low passenger-to-crew ratio, and superb customer service and guides.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
In addition to the riverboats, which are offering a variety of cruises, the festival will feature food, live music, bourbon tastings – all with a nod toward the Ohio River’s vital role in America’s growth as a young nation.
—Beryl Love, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
The pedals sit pretty much under you, which is fine for short cruises, but could be set further forward for better ergonomics.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
The inaugural season will feature four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas and the Western Caribbean.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Available cruises aboard Legend currently start at $1,309 per person based on double occupancy, according to Royal Caribbean’s website.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
The Boats’ Itineraries In the South In Provence, the six cabin Napoléon cruises the Rhône from Tain L’Hermitage to Avignon, stopping for a truffle excursion in Grignan, to allow guests to explore local markets or to bicycle through lavender fields.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Powered by dual motors that provide up to 2,061GPH of suction, the V5 cruises the surface of your pool, sucking up leaves and other debris that normally needs to be removed with a net.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Strand Hill is an intermediate-friendly mountain-bike trail that cruises through broad meadows with epic views of Teocali and Whetstone Mountains before delivering you into thick groves of aspens.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2023
As previously reported, Mama Duke cruises all the way to the Final, after winning Mel B’s Golden Buzzer on Tuesday night’s live elimination spot.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
This comes amid aggressive expansion promises announced in 2024, which are part of Disney’s 10-year plan to invest $60 billion into their parks and cruises around the world.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Both cruises are many months away.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Luxury cruises generally have the most spacious cabins (many with balconies), excellent on-board dining, a low passenger-to-crew ratio, and superb customer service and guides.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
In addition to the riverboats, which are offering a variety of cruises, the festival will feature food, live music, bourbon tastings – all with a nod toward the Ohio River’s vital role in America’s growth as a young nation.
—Beryl Love, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
The pedals sit pretty much under you, which is fine for short cruises, but could be set further forward for better ergonomics.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
The inaugural season will feature four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas and the Western Caribbean.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Available cruises aboard Legend currently start at $1,309 per person based on double occupancy, according to Royal Caribbean’s website.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
The 9- and 14-day cruises explore cities like Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and mark the first Great Lakes cruises for the company.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
The Boats’ Itineraries In the South In Provence, the six cabin Napoléon cruises the Rhône from Tain L’Hermitage to Avignon, stopping for a truffle excursion in Grignan, to allow guests to explore local markets or to bicycle through lavender fields.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Powered by dual motors that provide up to 2,061GPH of suction, the V5 cruises the surface of your pool, sucking up leaves and other debris that normally needs to be removed with a net.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Strand Hill is an intermediate-friendly mountain-bike trail that cruises through broad meadows with epic views of Teocali and Whetstone Mountains before delivering you into thick groves of aspens.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2023
As previously reported, Mama Duke cruises all the way to the Final, after winning Mel B’s Golden Buzzer on Tuesday night’s live elimination spot.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruises
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The first container ships started going through the Arctic more than a decade ago, but usually on specialized, ad hoc voyages, Humpert told CNN.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The voyages are designed to make traveling alone easy, with open seating in the dining room and small exploration groups.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Snow Leopards in Hemis In Hemis National Park, situated high in the Greater Himalayas in northern India, the famously elusive snow leopard roams across cliffs and valleys.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Michael Myers roams the streets of Haddonfield in Halloween, stabbing people to death inside their own houses.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Global governance void whilst capital flows faster than regulation.—
Sean Evins,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Rhoden and her colleagues applied models based on Europa's heat shell thickness to Mimas in an effort to determine the thickness of the latter's ice shell and how heat flows across its surface.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Royal Caribbean sails itineraries to 270-plus destinations in 60-plus countries on six continents.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Researchers know about the wrecks because reporting any commercial ship that sails on the lakes is required; from the early 19th century to the 20th century, about 40,000 ships sailed the Great Lakes, Baillod said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The steering wanders like a distracted Labrador, the ride quality is about as refined as a pogo stick on a gravel driveway, and wind noise makes the cabin sound like you’re trapped inside a tent during a storm.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Adrian wanders off to find Alt-Adrian and discovers a new best friend.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gilbert glides through 6 for Seattle Gilbert carried the majors’ biggest workload last year, with 208 2/3 innings.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The addition of hydrating ingredients like glycerin gives the formula a silky, fast-absorbing texture that glides on smoothly and layers under moisturizer without a hint of greasiness.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kennebunkport, Maine Lobster boats bob in the waves and beachcombers search for shells.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Five minutes later, Chris Jones strolls into the same space — not all that unlike his stroll on his final play — and offers the same sentiment more forcefully.—
Sam McDowell
Updated October 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Cruises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruises. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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